LIN Hwai-min
Founder and Artistic Director
LIN Hwai-min, a writer-turned internationally esteemed choreographer, often draws inspiration from Asian cultures and aesthetics to create contemporary resonance. In 1973, he founded Cloud Gate with dancers who have been said to “possess a control and articulation that verge on the superhuman” and “have the power to change your metabolism” (Chicago Sun-Times).
Acclaimed as “one of the greats of the 20th century” (South China Morning Post), Lin has received numerous prestigious awards and honors at home and abroad, including the Samuel H. Scripps/American Dance Festival Award for Lifetime Achievement; John D. Rockefeller Award, New York; Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters, France; and Lifetime Achievement Award from the Movimentos Festival, Germany. He has also been named by Time Magazine as one of Asia’s heroes.